#16254E#16254E

#16254E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.078 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16254E
RGB	rgb(22, 37, 78)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(224, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 52.6%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.71, 9.32, -27.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.71, 28.77, 288.90°)
OKLab	oklab(27.67% -0.0051 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(27.67% 0.078 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.3671, 2.0435, 7.4759)
Luminance	0.0204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16254E #4E3F16

analogous

#16414E #16254E #23164E

triadic

#16254E #4E1625 #254E16

tetradic

#16254E #4E1641 #4E3F16 #164E23

square

#16254E #4E1641 #4E3F16 #164E23

split-complementary

#16254E #4E2316 #414E16

monochromatic

#070B18 #090E1E #16254E #233C7E #3152AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.91

#16254E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#16254E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16254E

14.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16254E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16254E	1.00	14.91	1.41	14.91
#FFFFFF	14.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#102A50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#05254D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16254e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 37, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.078 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5f80',
    500: '#16254e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16254e;
$custom-light: #5a5f80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16254e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.929,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2767,
    "c": 0.07808,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16254E

secondary

#85713A

accent

#B749DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16254E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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